Holder for razor-blades.



L. A. FLINKER.

HOLDER FOR RAZOR BLADES.

APPLICATION FILED P213918, 190?.

949,999. Patented Feb.22,1910.

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HOLDER FOR RAZOR-BLADES.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, Leon A. FLINKER, a. citizen of the United States,residing at the city of New York, borough of Manhattan. county and Stateof N-!W York, have in vented a new and useful Holder for Razor-- Blades,of which the following is a specitication.

The invention is a device for holding safetywazor blades during theoperation of sharpening the same.

The device is adapted to hold these blades while stropping the sameeither by hand or by machine, in which latter case the holder issecured. Within the machine in one well known way or another.

The device is adapted to hold the various types of safety-razor bladeson the market, some of the well known types of which are the Gillette,the Zion and the Star.

Figaro l is a perspective View of my im proved. holder in an openedposition; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the holder; Figs. 3. t and 5 arecross sections on the lines 3-3, 4l-4 and 5-5 of Fig. 2, respectivelyshowing difi crent types of safety razor blades in the holder; Fig. 6 isa. cross section through the holder showing a (lentils-edged blade heldtherein; Fig. 7 is a cross section on the line 7-7 of Fig. 2 andshowing, also. means for locking the members of said holder in theirclosed positions; and Fig; F4 is a do tail view, in side elevation.partly in section. showing the means for holding a Gillette safety bladeagainst movement in any direetion in the holder.

The holder consists of the members A, B, hinged or pivoted together atone of their side edges so that they may be opened for the introductionor removal of the blade or blades. As shown. the member A is provided ateach end with a lug a, and the member B is similarly provided with a lug71, said lugs of the respective members being arranged in lapping orderand connected pivotally by short pins 6'. The manner daf pivoting themembers A, B, may however, be changed as desired by the skilledeonstructor. Each member is cutaway or notehed at c? c in its free edge,at or about the middle thereof, and between the notches, eaeh member isformed with a finger'piece (Z. The finger pieces of the members are bentoutwardly, or in opposite directions, thus arranging the finger piecesso that thoy mayj Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 18, 1907.

Patented. Feb. 22, 1910.

Serial No. 357,975.

be easily grasped by the fingers for manipulating the members in openingthem.

On one side of the notches c a, the members A. B are somewhat wider thanon the other side of the notches, so as to roduce clamping jaws e ewhich are of (itterent widths, although this is not essential. It ispreferred to stamp each. member from a piece of sheet metal, forsimplicity and economy in inanu'l'aeture. Each jaw has :1. rolled orcurved edge at. the hinged side of the holder, as shown in Figs. ii. 4.5, t3 and T, and the members A B when closed converge toward their freeedges, whereby the jaws c c of the respective members are adapted tomeet one another. and thus the jaws may engage properly with the sidesof the blade inserted in the holder.

For retaining the perforated donbleedged blades of Gillette razors, itis preferred to construct the jaws e of the holder as shown by thedrawings, while for holding a short razor blade of the conventionalcross sectional form such asare. used in the safety razor of the Ziontype or the .itar" type, the jaws e 81%: constructed to retain theblades against endwise or sliding displacmneut in the holder.

The jar. c of the ll'lUlTibCI A is provided with one clip or with aplurality of clips or hooks j feaeh punched or struck up from the metalof said member, and doubled or folded over upon or punched from saidmember so as to have the overlapping relation thereto shown more clearlyin Figs. 1 3, (i and of the drawings. The companion jaw o of th member Bis provided with notches g. g. which are opposite to the clips or hooksf f. whereby said clips are adapted to fit in the notches when themembers A. B are closed. It preferred, also. to provide the jaws. (a ofthe member, B. with the stud or lug 77. while the jaw. c, of the othermem her, A. is provided with an opening It, the latter being opposite tothe stud or lug.

To use a blade X of the Gillette type in the holder. the members A B areopened. and the blade is placed flat on thejaw e of the member A, theclips f f passing throu 'h two of the holes in the blade, shown by Fig.8. The blade is now moved edgewise in an inward direction toward thehinged edge of the holder. and the eli )S f are thus made to hip overthe blade whereby the blade isco'nfined between thejaw e of the 'l'?member A and the clips. Said clips serve to hold the blade againstdisplacement in any direction on the member A, that is, it cannot moveedgewise either longitudinally or transversely, nor can it move sidewisebecause the member A holds it against movement in one direction and theclips f f in the other direction. The members A, B, may now be closed onthe blade X without the possibility of the blade becoming displacedduring the operations of opening or closing the holder, and when closed,the jaws e, c, of said members engage with the respective sides of theblade. The holder may now be manipulated so as tosharpen one edge of theblade, after which the holder is opened, the blade 1(,V8l:t!(l andreinserted in the holder, the latter is again closed, and the devicemani )ulated to sharpen the other edge of the lade. When the members A.B,'are closed. the stud h of one member passes through the middle holeof the blade X as shown by Fig. 4-, and assists the clips f f inretainin the blade in place in said holder.

For l'tOlt ing the blade Y of ordinary construction employed in sometypes of safety razors, the holder provided on the jaw o" of one of themembers, as A. with the lips z' 2", see Fig. 1 and the dotted lines inFig. The lips are cut and bent from the metal of the member A, and saidlips are spaced from each other equal to the length of the blade Y. Thelips are near the ends of the jaw a, and they are parallel to eachother, so that the blade Y may be placed between them. as shown bydotted lines in Fig. The lips hold the blade against cndwiso movement asthe holder is opened and closed. When the members are closed, the jaws cc grip the blade. and the device can be manipulated readily forstroppiug the blade.

In the construction shown, wherein the members are pivoted together at.their ends, the middle portion of the members are liable to bond whenthe holder is used by hand. To overcome j l I l l i f l l l l l this. alongitudinal reinforcing I rib j is employed. said rib being attached 13 or lnade integral with the member and ar-- ranged to engage with' themember li when they are closctl.

As before stated, the holder may be used in a sharpening machine or itcan be worked by hand. In using it in a machine, the holder with theblade therein is adapted to be placed in a main holder of a sharpeningmachine as disclosed in another application filed even date herewith.

It is desirable at times to lock the members A, B. when the holder isused by hand. and to this end I may employ any suitable kindof fastener.As shown in Fig. 7, a spring clasp O is adapted to bei sljfffped aroundthe holder after the blade is ins ed and the members closed thereon.This spring clasp may be of any suitable type i i l l l ing a singleclip. such as f or f, for holding a perforated safety razor blade, butit is preferred to use a plurality of clips on one member of the holder.Again. aholder for use in a sharpening machine may consist of a inglemember, such as A, provided with one or a plurality of clips, as f or f.f.

it is preferred to employ a holder consisting of two members A, B, onebuying a plurality of clips and the other having a. stud adapted toenter a middle opening of a three-hole safety razor blade. The clips andthe stud on the respect ive members hold the blade against cdgewise mo\i-ment. either longitudinally or ll'tlllt-YtlStlj. and the clip or clipsretaiirthc blade against lateral or sidewise movem nt when the holder isopened. so that the blade cannot drop out of the holder.

My holder is' to be used primarily for sharpening a blade. but (bring tothe fact that the blade i held securely in place within the holder. thedevice may be used. also. as a razor for shaving purposes. l-laviugthusdescribed the invention, what I claim as new. and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:

1. As a new article of manufacture. a holder for safety razor bladeshaving members for clamping the blade, one of 'said members being 'n'vidcd with means fUl positioning the blade thereon. which means alsoserve to prevent movement of said razor blade transversely of the planeof the blade when said members are in their nonclamping' position.

As a new article of manufacture, a holder for safety razor blades havingmembcl's for clamping the blade, one of said members being provided withclips for engaging with one face of the blade. said clips operating.also, when the members are in their non-clamp1ng position to retain itagainst movement transversely of the plane of the blade.

3. As a new article of manufacture, a holder for safety razor bladeshaving members pivoted together for clamping said blate, one of saidmembers being provided \vitlr clips stamped up from said member andwhich clips occupy a plane substantially pa rallcl to the plane of themember and em tend in a direction away from the line on which-the"meihbers are pivoted, the said clips serving to iosition a blade onthe member and to preclude movement of the blade in a direction at rightangles to the plane of the blade when the members are in their non-clmping position.

4. s a new article of manufacture, a

holder for safety razor blades having two clamping members. one of saidmembers being provided with clips and the other member with notchesextending inwardly from the outer edge of said member.

5. As a new article of manufacture, a holder for safety razor bladoq,comprising two clamping members connected pivotally to each other andope atirg, when closed. to retain a blade to be sharpened in positionbetween them, one of said members being provided with means adapted forengagement with one side or face of the blade, whereby when saidclamping members are opened. said clips operate to retain the bladeagainst movement in a direction at right angles to the plane of theblade.

6. In a device for stropping razors, holder for safety razor bladeshaving two members pivoted to each other for clamping a blade betweenthem. tlfe said members being pivoted lengthwise of the blade and eachbeing provided with an extension having manually operated meansindependent of the clamping faces of the members for readily opening themembers.

T. .\s a new article of mr'nufactnre, a holder for safety razor bladescomprising a plurality of clamping members hinged ['0 L'ellier at theirends. the axis of the hinged connection being lengthwise of the members.apd means positioned lengthwise of the members and intcrnn-diatc thehinged ends thereof for reinforcing the holder.

8. a new article of manufm-ture. a

holder for safety razor blades provided with a clip adapted to cx'tpndthrough the openinn in a blade and to embrace the face of said blade forsecuring it against movement in a direction at right angles to the planeof the blade.

W. As a new article of manufacture. a holder for safety razor bladescomprising two hinged members, one having a clip for laterally embracinga blade. and the other a stud for engagement with said blade.

10. .\s a ncw article of nmnufacture, a holder for safety razor bladescomprising two hinged members, one having a pluralit, of clips forlaterally embracing a. blade. and the other having a stud intermediateof the clips and adapted for insertion through an openin in the blade.

11. s a new article of manufacture, a holder for safety razor bladesprovided with a clip adapted to hold a blade against endwise movement,and also against movement at right angles to the lane of the blade.

12. A holder for sa ety-razor blades comprising two members hingedtogether. each member having a plurality of jaws adapted to cooperatewith like jaws 0n the other member. the companion jaws at one end ofsaid members havin 1 means for retaining an imperforate blade betweenthem, and the companion jaws at the other end of said members havingmeans for retaining a perforated blade in position between them.

13. A holder for safety-razor blades comprising members united by ahinge-connection, the axis of which extends lengthwise of the holder,said members having at one end complemental jaws adapted to confine animp "forate blade in position, and the other end of said members homprovided with other complemental jaws adapted to confine a perforatedblade in position between them.

14. A holder for safetymazor blades comprising members, ahinge-connection uniting said members at. one slde edge thereof, theaxes of the hinge -connection bein lengthwise of the holder. and aplurality (if devices on the members for retaining perforated blades andimperforate blades, re-. spectively. in position between said membersatditi'ercnt portions thereof.

15. holder for safety-razor. blades comprising members united by ahinge, the axis of which is longitudinal with respect to said members,complemental jaws on said members at the respective sides of thetransverse middle portion thereof, and devices on the respective jawswhereby a perforated blade may be retained between two of said jaws andan imperfo'ate blade is adapted to be held in position between two otherof said jaws.

16. A holder for safety-razor blades comprising two members hingedtogether, means on said members for holding a perforated blade inposition between a certain longitudinal "part of the members, and othermeans on the members for retaining an im" perforate blade in positionbetween-another longitudinal part of said members.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

LEON A. FLINKERZ Witnesses: Jas. H. Gmrrm, H. I. BERNHARD.

